2 Best Restaurants in Center Strip, Las Vegas

Since Gordon Ramsay's been known to flame a contestant or two, it's only fitting that his burgers are cooked over a hardwood fire. Consider the Hell's Kitchen Burger, with asadero cheese, roasted jalapeños, and roasted tomatoes; or the Farmhouse Burger, with Dubliner cheese, bacon, and a fried egg. Salads include the "hellfire" chicken, and sides run to truffle Parmesan fries and beer-battered onion rings. Dig into one of Ramsay's rich desserts, or sip a cocktail while enjoying the roaring fire. There's another location at the Flamingo.

In Las Vegas nothing succeeds like success, so it was no surprise when Caesars International announced a sister for the wildly successful Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace. Lisa Vanderpump's spot at Paris Las Vegas has somewhat more of an emphasis on food, with dishes like caviar bites, a trio of tartares, the truffle stuffed Vanderpump baguette, coq au vin pot pie, bourguignon pot pie, and a cast-iron filet with pink (of course!) peppercorn reduction. The desserts may carry the heaviest French accent, with creme brulee beignets and mousse au chocolat bites. Cocktails include shots, spritzes, and all the classics, and Vanderpump signatures like "Pump & Circumstance" (a pear and ginger mule) and "Pinky’s Poison" (a hibiscus gin and tonic).